📍 3200 North Silver St, Silver City, Grant County, 88061
Silver High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Silver City, Grant County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Silver Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Silver High enrolls 638 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 459 | 72% |
| White | 153 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
638 of the school's 638 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 638 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Silver High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 28, state house district 38.
Silver High is one of 9 schools in SILVER CITY, based in SILVER CITY, New Mexico. The district serves 2,108 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Silver High is larger than the district average of about 234 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote